Chapter 37: The Underground Prison

There was only one road in front of me, and there were many small stones on the road, and there was nothing but trees on one side, and there were several times when I almost slipped while walking, and Wu turned the soles of my shoes open, and found that there was fresh blood left on the stones.

An even more horrific truth is yet to come.

As I got closer to the woods, an inexplicable stench grew stronger, which was bearable at first, but finally had to hold my mouth and nose to move on.

In the end, Wu also found the source of the stench -

After crossing trees of all sizes, Wu saw troops with weapons and Jill in civilian clothes.

But these soldiers do not seem to be as formal as they imagined.

With an estimated crowd of several hundred people, this group did not look like well-trained soldiers compared to the average palace guard—they had no regular soldiers' equipment, but instead wore rag clothes that could not block any attacks.

His festering and pus-filled skin and the stench he emitted from time to time, and his sword, which was not even as good as a spare weapon, looked like a scoundrel from a slum.

What made Wu even more puzzled was that the group of people were handcuffed with their hands and feet, as if they were worried that they would escape at any time, and there were still jailers standing on the side who were constantly monitoring them.

Wu also began to realize......

This is an army from the kingdom, which is simply a large group of criminals.

Is the brother doing this to organize these criminals into a group of death squads?

Besides, he is also the leader of this group of death squads, which does not mean that he is very likely to fall into the same ending as these criminals.

With a puzzled and uneasy heart, Wu tiptoed to Jill's side without being discovered by these people.

"Brother, who are these people?"

Jill was very happy with Wu's arrival, and he ignored Wu's question, and shouted to the crowd in front of him:

"Warriors, this is your leader today, Einke. Turnip! ”

The sudden introduction made Wu instantly watched by hundreds of fierce men, and in the face of so many pairs of fierce eyes, Wu had no choice but to comply with Jile's request and introduce himself to everyone.

"Big ...... Hello everyone, I am the leader of this mission. Wu ......, please advise. ”

After a burst of awkward introductions, there was no great response.

The group of people still stared at Wu fiercely, as if they were his subordinates.

The air condensed very quickly - the ferocity of these people almost crushed the turnip, not only the dreary atmosphere, but also the foul body odor and the burning smell of the burial ground.

Wu felt a little dizzy, and the ensuing nausea made Wu sweat coldly.

"Brother, who the hell are these people?"

In the end, Wu who couldn't help but hold his mouth and nose asked sadly.

"This group of people are all criminals from the dungeon, and if this mission is successful, these people will be able to atone for their sins and regain their freedom, so you will be their important benefactor."

Sinner? Will the merit be atoned? Why haven't I heard of this kind of atonement for sins?

Wu Ye, who was under pressure, had no choice but to pretend to be calm and nodded to Jill.

Jill also looked very happy, and seemed to be fully prepared.

Ready, only the east wind is needed - but at this time there is a shocking development.

In the midst of a large group of criminals, a man suddenly rushed out, and he seemed to be skinny, but he easily broke free from the restraint of several guards.

And the man's eyes have been staring at Wu, and this time's irritability is also caused by Wu.

Easily breaking free from the guards, he rushed to Wu's side.

As if he was as happy as seeing his old friend, his mouth seemed to want to say something, but he could only make a breath sound, and his slender palm grabbed Wu's arm, and the force made Wu very uncomfortable.

At the same time, Wu was shocked, not only by the strong and unpleasant stench, but also by this sudden kindness.

Who is this man?

Looking at the man's skin closely, although he has been imprisoned underground for many years and has become dirty, he can still see that the original white skin, the long black hair is messy due to lack of tidying, and the long hair that spreads from the shawl covers most of the men's faces, but it can't hide the eyes that are flashing red.

Those eyes exude powerful ambitions and intentions, and they are intimidating desires.

It shouldn't just be a dirty criminal – that's Wu's first impression of a man.

A few mysterious verses and images can be seen in the tattered clothes, which are engraved in the form of tattoos on the chest, hands and neck, as if it were some religious tradition.

Of course, Wu was frightened by this move, and immediately broke free from the man and hid beside Jill. Seeing Wu's panic and stunned, the man was obviously hit and looked at Wu lonely.

"something! Catch him for me! ”

"Yes!"

Jill immediately ordered several guards to hold the man up.

Unfortunately, the man's strength was too strong, and even nearly ten guards could not do anything.

What kind of strange power is that? How did such a slender figure work?

Wu looked at it quietly, thinking deeply about this matter. But Gil didn't have the patience to think about it.

"It's so useless!"

Enraged, Jill pulled an orb-like utensil out of his sleeve and crushed it.

In an instant, the shattered glass turned into several flames, which attached a large number to the man's body.

The man seemed to know Jill's intentions, and his face instantly showed horror - but it was too late.

With a flick of his fingers, the flames ignited in an instant—a raging flame engulfed the man's body, a real burning pain tormenting the emaciated body—and the man was lying on the ground writhing in agony.

"Ah!!!h

The screams of sorrow spread throughout the forest, and the hundreds of criminals on the side were alarmed by this scene and were restless.

This is definitely not what Wu wants to see, although Jill is doing it to protect himself.

"Brother! How can you hurt him directly, he may just want to talk to me, but his behavior is too extreme, you are going too far! ”

"Let go! Those who are rude need to be punished! ”

Wu indignantly grabbed Jill's hand and kept pulling Jil's body, Jill didn't plan to stop there, but because of Wu's obstruction, the magic was forced to stop.

In the air where the flames on the man's body disappeared one after another, the man who finally broke free from the tongue of fire collapsed weakly on the ground, his already tattered skin became charred, and his body also exuded a slight smell of burning.

Wu didn't care about the smell, picked up the man who was lying on the ground, and cared about him eagerly.

"Huh! You okay? Do you need me to call a medic for you? ”

The man didn't react, and Wu pressed his ear to his hot chest - fortunately, the sound of rapid breathing and the pounding of his heart answered Wu's worries.

"It looks like it's just a temporary fainting, that's great."

There was no trace of apology on Jill's face, and Wu felt very disagreed with Jill's behavior, and he must have the same idea as his father in exchange for his father.

It's cruel.

recalled what his father once said to himself, Jill was too radical, and in today's matter, his father's opinion is not wrong, but Wu always believes that the Jill he knows is not such a cruel person.

It seemed that Jill did not intend to argue about this matter, and after casually dropping the map made of parchment to Wu, he admonished:

"You're ready to go, remember what I said, and just hold on until we come."

Jill led the escort away, footsteps echoing through the forest, and the arrogant figure finally dissipated.

Leaving behind a wandering crowd of terrified criminals, the foul-smelling air seemed to become less intense.

Although it happened suddenly, it couldn't change the fact that he was going to lead these criminals to complete the task.

Picking up the fainting man, he couldn't care if it was stench or dirty—now he just wanted the group to complete their mission safely and be free.

After taking a deep breath of dirty air, Wu deliberately shouted at the hundred criminals in a low tone:

"Let's go! Jiuhu Mountain! ”

There was once a boy who was not favored - he was the so-called "incapacitated".

Without the slightest talent for magic, his existence is undoubtedly the most peculiar in this world.

Without the slightest encouragement or pity, he was turned into the strange eyes of everyone and ruthlessly scattered on the boy.

The boy is like a "collector's item" locked in a glass window, attracting everyone's attention with his own peculiar value-

- It's just that it has attracted attention for its poor evaluation of "xenomorph".

This oppression and loneliness were suppressed in the boy's chest, and it was a lie to say that he didn't care.

Despite learning how to turn a blind eye, the most basic human nature still forces boys to face this injustice.

Yet, even if this humanity is on the verge of collapse.

Anyway, the appearance is still amiable, and even the boy himself is not clear-

- I don't know that my heart has changed.

Just like a piece of pure white paper, it only needs a drop of ink, and the whole piece of pure white can be instantly dyed black at any time.

And the cruel reality fooled the boy - the blank paper finally lost its innocence.

Not only the body, but also the mind began to die—but it did not return to nothingness—

- The long-suppressed evil spreads infinitely like a ripple.

Eventually sow the seeds of revenge.

It was in the evening of a certain day. As usual there was silence, and a breeze blew on the vast plains, caressing from the night.

There is a village on the plain, very rustic.

The gentle color is brightly lit, and from time to time there is the sound of children's laughter, and the smoke is mixed with the fragrance of wild vegetables, and the simple harmony makes people enjoy it.

Everything is as usual -

- but an extraordinary figure appeared not far away.

It was a mysterious man who could suppress a species hundreds of miles away just by his murderous aura, with mature facial features and a sturdy figure, and he looked like he was about thirty years old.

The light cloth armor style could not tell which country the man was from, but it was clear that there was a terrible thing—dirty blood stains all over the man's body.

The cloth armor, which should have been off-white, was now dyed an ominous bright red - not to mention protecting the body, the tattered clothes were even a problem to cover the skin.

From the many holes in the cloth armor, it can be vaguely seen that the man's skin is somewhat dark, and there are obvious muscle lines, but there is no trace of scars.

This defeated body should not be an unscathed body at all, what happened?

It was as if he had just experienced an unspeakable battle - to be honest, this tattered and dejected appearance was really not suitable for a man's powerful aura.

However, it can be guessed from the man's eyes that these are traces of forced helplessness. Because those eyes did not deliberately hide fear, but more of an ambition to seek more ambitions.

He didn't care about the dirt or the horrible appearance of his body, but focused on the scene in front of him.

He gazed at the peaceful village with intent.

In addition, the man is followed by two men and women who have pledged allegiance to the death - both in appearance and character, the style difference between the two is very large.

They are a young woman with a beautiful face and a middle-aged fat man with a bloated body.

The beauty that surpasses the sinking fish and the wild goose, the bewitching and mature body is slim, and a few strands of elegant and miserable white white yarn surround the woman's waist, like a fairy descending to earth.

It is enough to make many men fall under the women's pomegranate skirts, and this beauty is an irresistible offensive.

However, there is no love-like sweetness between the two - the man does not seem to take the woman seriously.

And the bloated man didn't seem to be anything special, and if he insisted on saying it, he was covered in a foul smell.

It's like I haven't taken a shower for several years, and the stench beyond the corpse is unimaginable, just the body odor caused by not cleaning for a long time.

Compared to the mysterious man and woman, the fat man's appearance does not look so distinctive.

The round cheeks are piled with simple eyes, and the protruding teeth rush directly out of the corners of both mouths, and the face is sluggish.

Against the backdrop of the incredible body odor, it looks like an ordinary farmer.

Of course, it's only "on the outside" - it's not just this fat man, and the woman doesn't seem to be an ordinary person.

Judging from the aura exuded alone, the fat man and the woman almost exuded some kind of strength beyond ordinary people.

If you want to compare the power of such a power - perhaps even unintelligent creatures will feel this power deeply, and finally be in awe.

But when it comes to the peak of strength, the two seem to be inferior to the mysterious man in front of them.

It seemed to be a power that could never be touched, and that surrender was completely manifested in the eyes of the two.

is supposed to be a woman who is being pursued, but her charming eyes have no feelings, and she is dedicating her love and admiration to the man in front of her.

The fat man's eyes were also full of admiration and respect, obviously taller than the man, but he admired the lonely back with an upward gaze.

A completely distinct position - domination and surrender, two people surrender to the domination of men.

However, it was only speculation, because the atmosphere between the three seemed to be awkward—the awkwardness of meeting for the first time.

The two do not seem to be aware of the mysterious man's intentions.

In the eyes of men, how valuable is that simple civilian village?

Maybe it's not as important as you think! At least that's what the man thought at first.

Even men can't grasp it - the future is definitely far beyond men's imagination.

This is where it all begins.

July 14, 1927, 9:43 a.m., Staphine Plains

In the underground prison of Ainke, criminals are ranked according to the crimes they have committed.

There are four levels, namely "Low", "Advanced", "Dangerous" and "Professional".

The first three are the most widely known classes of criminals.

"Low-level" is the most basic crime of theft, fraud and other crimes that do not involve life-threatening crimes, and it is also the highest proportion in prison.

From the "high-level" onwards, the scope of the crime includes crimes such as intentional homicide, rape and murder, which will cause a certain degree of danger to life.

However, in prison, these two levels are commonplace, and the real scary ones are the last two.

"Dangerous" is not something that ordinary people can do - assassinations of high-ranking political personnel, mass murders, etc., which not only involve life-threatening crimes, but also endanger the political side, will be handled at the dangerous level.

Just hearing this, it's hard to imagine what kind of realm the professional level is.

It's really unimaginable. In human nature, it is really difficult to do a crime that goes beyond evil.

The Kingdom has also not published the criteria for the establishment of presumed professional offenders. This is a piece of information that is strictly confidential.

What a terrible heinous crime to be committed, the hearts of the people are completely bottomless.

At present, even the ministers in the royal city may not even know the general list of professional-level criminals.

However, it also invisibly gives the public a certain amount of psychological pressure.

As everyone knows, in terms of treatment in prisons alone, professional-level criminals endure a torture that is completely incomparable with the first three.

Not only are the detainees held in mysterious and remote locations, but the conditions are even worse, and they are subjected to varying degrees of abuse on a daily basis.

No one knows what happens to professional-level criminals, after all, they haven't even seen their faces, and all law enforcement procedures are handled in a black box.

It can only be said that in order to perfectly respond to the evil deeds of professional-level criminals, the Kingdom of Aynk has done a good job in this regard.

So, where are these professional-level criminals located? What will happen to them in the end?

I'm afraid there will be an answer in the near future.

In the vast Stafen Plains, the surrounding scene is very monotonous, except for the flowers and plants on the roadside and the distant mountain scenery.

Usually, there are many animals and low-level magical beasts living here, and they are carrying out a food chain that balances nature.

However, a procession of hundreds of people disrupted today's peace.

In front of a group of vicious criminals, walking was a thin boy with a haggard face.

In addition to that, he was holding the unconscious man.

Wu is finally the first step out of the mission.

The right hand holding the map and the trembling left hand were still supporting the man who had fallen unconscious due to the intense burning sensation.

Although the man looked skinny, the weight of the bones alone was close to sixty kilograms, which was enough to make Wu, who usually does not exercise, feel out of breath.

Not to mention that they've been walking for more than an hour.

"Whew...... Call...... Call! ”

Relying on irregular inhalation, the pale skin was already red. The sore calves are walking slower and slower, and the sweaty abdomen is even more sore than the calves.